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period. >> more sunshine. more warmth. >> if you love winter, wasn't that fun? the one day. good morning, everyone, winds are up a little bit this morning. we are less than ten miles per hour but nearing nine in oakland and eight at half moon bay and san carlos and seven in livermore and san jose and sfo and eight in concord. that is keeping temperatures all over the scales. mild when you step outside and that will spring board to mid-to-upper 60's and a 70 in clover detail and the warmth so to the coast mostly starting tomorrow. but low 60's are possible, and you are not that far behind. we will talk about record highs and poor air quality in the seven-day forecast, first, though, is leyla. >> gumming up the commute is some con discretion over the altamont pass from tracy boulevard to livermore, we are down to 34 miles per hour if a stretch and when you get into the path it looks like the speed picks up but you are still look slower than we were ten minutes

ago. headed westbound from four to the maze on i-80, 16 minutes and when you grab the bay bridge and head to san francisco that is eight minutes. and 101 southbound a flight to catch is 11 minute drive to head from san francisco. outside, here is a look from the emeryville camera to the bay bridge as you make the pressure to treasure island, no accidents to report. >> three new fires in san jose are adding to the urgency of a search for a serial arsonist with ten intentional fires in the last few days and say it is only a matter of time before someone is hurt. our reporter is in san jose. amy? >> we are at a fire station which has been very busy but the firefighters are confident, and think they will get this give but it is a matter of time. this is a flyer being handed out and the community is distributing it with a sketch of

what they think the man looks like. they think he is tall. he is at least 6' tall. he is very thin. probably between 25 and 40-year-old. we have i.e.d. veto of man who they think is doing this, all from a surveillance video that captured a man pacing across from a house soon after was set on fire. 12 fires since wednesday had people feeling nervous. >> it is unnerving for everyone. >> he has been detroying people's homes and after everyone -- people should not live in fear. >> the community can look around and make sure everyone is safe and we can use the extra eyes. >> the mystery is, why is he doing this? they don't know the motive. they want people to necessity they are busy talking to witnesses and looking at video and doing all they can. they hope anyone who necessities anything will come forward. there is a $10,000 reward

offered for anyone would leads investigators to the arsonist. this morning, investigators are back at the scene of a fire that killed two people in palo alto that happened on friday night at a home on embarcadero. officials were out yesterday investigating the home's garage where several plastic jugs filled with chemicals were found. investigators will are lease more information about the fire department. it took firefighters 30 minutes to knock down films in a retirement community. the fire started before 7:00 p.m. with investigators saying the fire broke out in a carport. >> the 49ers did it against the panthers so they are in the title game for the third straight year and face seahawks in seattle. the 49ers beat the panthers

23-10. kaepernick cram belled -- scrambled for one of the two touchdowns. the spores director met with 49ers fans who traveled to charlotte to see the victory. >> a small but loud group of 49ers fans flew into charlotte for the game. one couple came in from novato. >> what do you think? worth the trip? >> worth it! >> the red and gold faithful witnessed the the shut out the panthers in the second half and moved to a spot in the game next year in seattle for the championship. >> going to seattle? >> if my wife will let me. >> if i get there i will wear this, baby. >> michael crabtree did not play in the previous two meetings with the seahawks but he knows

what to expect. >> we are going to play ball. most importantly, we will play football. i can't wait. >> how do you beat 'em? >> we do not turn the ball over, we stop the run and we get turnovers. >> do you teal confident? >> very confident the. >> they defeated the seahawks in december at candlestick in a tight game. then the 49ers only are said, this was nice but the real game is in january back up in seattle. that game is next sunday. in charlotte, for use sports. >> fans greeted the 49ers when they return home to the headquarters in santa clara last night and those who waited around were lucky to meet the 49ers head coach who signed audit graph with the fans.

>> i got harbaugh's signature. how do we laminate this thing? >> they are 1-1 against the seahawks which each winning on their own turf and the 49ers hope to break that streak in seattle on sunday afternoon at 3:30. bay area super fans are showing their 49ers playoff pride. this know to is called number one fan and here are three furry friends in on the action, frank, agent, -- kathy and lily. you can post your pictures on ureport@kgo-tv.com or tweet them to us. >> supervisors are ready to ask

the board of supervisors to put a new soda tax measure on the november ballot to reduce sales. the joint proposal calls for two cent per ounce tax on soda whether it is canned, bottles are or noun table to generate $31 million for a city nutrition program. >> the sonoma supervisors will consider building a park named after 13-year-old shooting victim andy lopez shot to death by add sheriff deputy. they want a permanent park with his name to remesa -- to replace a makeshift memorial costing $2 million to $3 million. a supervisor says the money exists in a reserve fund for open space access. >> look out for for a mountain

lion in redwood city after someone spotted him near the edge week park trail last night at 6:00 p.m. close to the college. officials say if you see a mountain line don't approach it and don't run, make noise and try to look bigger by waiting your arms and throwing rocks and other objects. >> it must be confusing the animals with the weather. you have probably seen a lot more peer. >> five times in the last five week i have come across a six-point buck, a couple of babies, and it has been -- i am driving with a lot more awareness. they are out looking if water and food. at 10:00 this evening to 8:00 in the morning, that is when we have our fire weather watch. the areas in yellow or the north bay mountains with the highest first danger.

from the tower this morning, you can see the clean air that is out there for now with temperatures running in the 40 to 50 degree range if the day planner this morning and 58 to 62 with sunshine by noon and clean air today, 62 to 60 at 4:00 and the breezes will start to build faster and keep our temperatures mild at 7:00, low-to-mid 50's. the next three days, records are possible as quickly as tomorrow and more likely wednesday and thursday and they will have poor air quality. an early problem kurd on the bay bridge is now cleared with least direction on the lower deck a stalled truck at the first tunnel block one lane and everything now is cleared. if you have to make your drive from san jose to oakland it will not be hampered. grabbing highway 24 headed

between walnut creek to highway 13, that is still under ten minutes. 580 is 31 minutes from tracy to down lynn -- dublin to the south of altamont pass. outside, it will be the drive in san jose northbound 87 away from highway 85 to julian street that is seven minutes and southbound traffic is accident free. >> get ready for sticker shock at the meat counter. >> taking the top job at a top automaker, the first ever c.e.o. at g.m. to thsuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear...

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covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> tyson foods is recalling 33,000 pounds of poultry. they say that some of what they call separated products could be contaminated with salmonella. it was shipped to institutions. seven illnesses in tennessee have been linked to the tyson products. the list of retailers hacked over the holiday season is growing. >> the harsh winter is taking its toll on beef prices. now here is america's money? >> good morning, topping america's money, the growing list of retailer hacked during the holidays.

over the weekend, niemann joined target confirming a million customers may have had data stolen. this morning, a report that three other unnamed but well-known chains may also have been hit. get ready for sticker shot at the meat counter, the price of beef has set a new record because of historic winter storm slowing the number of cattle coming to mark. the herd 19 smallest in 60 years. at the box office, "lone survive" earned $38 million and then "frozen" and then "wolf of wall street." that is america's money. >> g.m.'s new incoming boss kicked off the detroit auto show. she first appeared before reporters and got more attention than the truck she was lying to role out and hopes to encourage more young people to study science, technology, engineering and math. on "good morning america" this morning she is down playing the significance of being the first

woman c.e.o. at g.m. >> i started here 33 years ago and had no idea i would play this role but approached every position like i would do it for lie. that is a strong message of how work pays off. >> the rest of the interview is on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> six astronauts on the international space station got to celebrate christmas. a supply capsule arrived yesterday carrying christmas presents and 3,000 pounds of groceries. the presents were supposed to arrive but the trip was put on hold while they tackled a cooling system problem. >> let's not talk about the word cooling. >> it would be nice to have the rain. that is not happening. >> it is not happening whatever. live doppler 7 hd shows how dry it is out there. look at that, nothing, no clouds, no fog, no humidity, for that reason and it will only be more dry and warmer with poor

air quality. the wet weather is moving through louisiana, mississippi, tennessee, headed up to kentucky and it is thawing over along the east coast as they are getting risk and thunderstorms at the mouth of the mississippi. check out belmont, 50 degrees, san mateo is not far behind at 49. we are 47 in foster city and redwood city is 42. menlo park is 37. palo alto is 38 and 52 right new in mountain view and 50 in san carlos and concord and antioch. those are warmer than san francisco and 46 in oakland. santa rosa and novato in the upper 30's. from the east bay hills you can see how clean the air is, and high pressure is become and initially when we get high pressure it is clean. it will dominate our weather and it will build up to record warmth in the poor air quality developing as the air stagnates

tomorrow all the way through friday. we have a wind shift with the storm system trying to push and break through the area of high pressure but it lose all of its energy in doing that. we will get a shift and slightly less warm temperatures. you can see the huge sprawling area, the jet stream is to the north again and most of the snow is falling in the pacific northwest and headed to utah and colorado and they are getting great amounts of snow and we are left withing in. temperature today is warmest around oakland at 68 and only better in clever detail at extent. joining us at 68 is santa rosa and napa. 64 in san francisco and richmond and 65 in san rafael. we will run in the 40's. a few 30's. we still have the issues with the first danger to the north. the seven-day forecast shows tuesday, when, thursday, 70's and a few spots along the coast, with the wind shifting on friday

and bringing the temperatures down and this weekend with more cloud cover, we still going to be warmer-than-average. have a great day. >> in vallejo we have potentially dangerous truck fire a food truck under the springs road overcrossing at eastbound 88 so knowing that the food trucks carry a lost tooking oil it could be potentially dangerous so the fire department is on the scene and c.h.p. is headed out there. we have volume in the eastbound direction 80 and westbound from american canyon to vallejo that is very clear drive and if you are on the other side, be came. here is mass transit, bart trains we have 40 bart trains that are running on time, and ace train one is on time and capital corridor 548 at jackson done square is sacramento is canceled because of track repair but bus service is in effect. we will see what is happening on the roads, you can see it is

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"american hustle," won best picture if comedy or musical and acting awards for two. best drama was "12 years a slave." >> six, the high pressure is back that has dominated the weather. it will bring record high temperatures and poor air quality the i tell you when it gets here in the seven-day forecast. >> seven, here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is quiet, sited back to work on monday, so, maybe folks are hitting the snooze button but we had a couple of problems and i will tell you where thinks happening in a little bit. a texas club is feeling the backlash after auctioning off a chance to kill an animal from an endangered species. a hunt are paid $350,000 for a permit to go overseas and kill one black rhino, there are only 4,000 to 5,000 of the rare animals left in the wild. >> what?

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, on monday. 5:29 is our time. thanks for joining us. >> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. this monday could feel like monday's past with similar weather in the past. >> the drizzle did not leave much. it left us cooler and cleaner air but that goes by the wayside as the high pressure is just now returning to the bay area and you can see the clearness on live doppler 7 hd with no clouds, no radar run, in fact, dry air is going to be coming in over the next couple of hours and you may notice a scratchy throat and your happens are dry. from shut to tower this morning you can see the clean air that will warm nicely, mid-to-upper 60's inland and low-to-mid 60's around the bay and low 60's at the coast. now a check of the morning commute, and we have good news, it looks like the truck fire was a food truck on fire and it has

been put out at the overcrossing of 80 so it looks like everything is extinguished and travels should be smooth between vallejo and american canyon use cross over the bridge and head into the east bay. our drive time traffic is not so good building minute-by-minute and 38 minutes to head in the west direction and highway 4 antioch to concord 15 minutes 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco, and a few extra cars. >> breaking news in mountain view where a fire behind an audit to body shop destroyed at at least three cars. fire investigators are not sure how the fire started. they were called to the scene around 3:30. there are no injuries reported and the investigation is just yeting underway but we will keep you posted on three cars that

have been burned. >> there is a serial arsonist, with at least ten intentional fires the past few days and it is only a matter of time before someone is hurt. our reporter is in san jose with the latest on that. amyst. >> we are outside a fire station that was quiet. they opened up the doors and are headed out on a call right now. i don't me if it is a medical call or if it could be the arsonist striking again. we are at engine company 8 at santa clara and 17th street. we will figure out what they are headed to as soon as i can get finished with the report. three fires were set over the weekend and firefighters now think this person may have set at at least 13 fires. a person who lives next to a home that a fire was set used a water hose to put out the fire.

there is a church that has been hit twice, st. john baptist church with a fighter in a portable building yesterday, the second fire, and there was a fire in a mobile home park. people living here in san jose are very nervous. >> you see someone that should not be there acting suspicion going into the drives knowing they should not be there, report that. >> here is a flyer being handed out around san jose, with a sketch of the suspect. you are looking for a very tall and thin man at least 6' tall. they is video showing a man facing outside a home that later was on fire. they are offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who can lead police to this arsonist. an orinda home is a loss after a fire raced through at

10:00. crews have been there all might to make sure it doesn't flare-up again. firefighters say the two people who live in the home were just returning from out of town as it was on fire and a broken gas main fueled the flame making it more difficult to put out. >> the san francisco 49ers are a win away from a return trip to the super bowl with only the seattle sea haw -- seahawks in the 49ers knocked off the panthers 23-10. davis kept both feet in the line after a touchdown pass from kaepernick. fans greeced the 49ers last night. those who waited were lucky to meet head coach harbaugh signing autographs with the fans. >> he is cool. he did the kids first. that is a good man. >> the 49ers are 1-1 against the seahawks with each team wins

on their home surf. the 49ers home to break that streak in seattle on sunday. >> tickets for the championship game go on sale this morning and there is controversy. the seahawks are block sales to fans in california. according to the website, tickets are only available to people with billing addresses in washington, oregon, idaho, alaska, hawaii, and canada but not california. fans would live in other areas have to buy tickets through secondary vendors. the been cozy are doing the same limiting their tickets to fans in the rocky mountain area. there are options for fans would want to go to the game and we compare prices, the nfl ticket exchange has ticketed saturdaying at $426, on stub hundred tickets starting at $464, and on ticket master v.i.p. they start at $474, which includes hotel and rental car discounts and a different card for nfl merchandise so you can

make sure you are decked out and red and gold for the game. >> the 49ers are a step closer to the super bowl, the bay area super fans are showing their playoff pride, and this was sent to our news facebook page showing three faithful fan keeping a close eye on the game with classic jackets and here is the wheaten terrier and in the lucky 49ers jersey and cap. mail us your photo to ureport@kgo-tv.com and you can post them on our face book page or tweet them to us at abc7 news we. >> caltran is expected to spend $10 million this year to keep an eye on the questionable bolts holding the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the chronicle reports that transportation insiders say that the $10ment price tag could be just the beginning. the bold problem surfaces in march with 32 bolts cracked when they were tightened and it costs $25 million to fix the problem

and get the new span open by labor day. caltran is trying to assess whether the thousands of other rods and bolts can be defective and need repairs. >> for the second time in less than a week foster farms suspended operations because of congress roaches at a chicken plant a day after re-opening the facility. it was shut down on wednesday after a cockroach infestation raised concerns of food safety. the contain says that the closure should last only a few days and is being done to make sure the problem will not happen again, production is temporarily shifted to foster homes other central valley plants. >> in san francisco, police are investigating a shooting involving an off-duty officer that happened yesterday morning at bay shore boulevard. police sergeant says she fired in self-defense when a driver punched her following a fender bender on interstate 280. an off-duty firefighter who witnessed the accident followed the two cars to the gas station and says the other driver purged

the sergeant before she shot him. the wounded driver is expected to be okay. there is new trouble this morning after the deep freeze last week. massive flood waters triggered by rain and snow forcing rescues from pennsylvania to maine. in western new york, backyards, basements and roads looks more like swimming pools and rescuers used inflatable boats and a bulldozer to get to people trapped by the rising water. >> we have been here if 20 years and never seen the water this high. >> this is the worst ever. >> winds blow in toppling a construction project knocking down trees and power lines and tens of thousands of people are without power this morning. in highway he an ice jam caused a river to overblow and in chicago residents have to take cover from falling ice smashing on to sidewalks. >> severe weather across the nation, we continue with the mild weather here. mike? >> it is mild.

at 10:00 this evening through 8:00 tomorrow morning north bay mountains the area shaded in yellow, sorted of brown or tan, we have the highest fire danger, fire weather watch. be careful. as far as what is happening with our day planner, we are starting mild, 50 degrees warmer with low-to-mid 40's and we will hang around 60 everywhere with the next blue sky at noon, and maybe a touch hazy at 4:00 but not a "spare the air" and warmer today in the lower to middle 60's and we will be piled this evening and low-to-mid 50's. moving forward, almost like, without, strong is here. we have 70-degree terms dominating our bay and inland neighborhoods and tomorrow the records begin and will be joined by poor air on wednesday continuing through thursday and some temperatures along the coast could hit 70, also, with

changes in for the weekend and that is coming up in the seven-day forecast. leyla gulen? >> it is busy, bump bump, extending from trayty -- tracy to livermore and 680 between 280 and hoffstatter, lanes are blocked with southbound traffic fine and the nimitz has slowing at 101 but still clear between the 280/680 split to the san jose airport. drive time traffic 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 13 minute commute and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 49 minutes so it is quiet. through the mountains along highway 17 that is 22-minutes. the san mateo bridge is hooking good but there are a few extra tail lights westbound and headlights moving east but accident free and at top speed.

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this is abc7 news. new jersey governor, chris christie is ifment water as federal officials investigate whether he improperly used super storm sandy relief to produce tourism ads with his family. sources say subpoenas could be served to the aides by today. he fired the top aide who gave the go ahead to shut down lanes to the george washington bridge in september and caught ties tis with a top campaign advisor and denied prior knowledge of the closing. >> a southwest airlines jet that landed at the wrong airport in missouri could take off despite the short runway. the ntsb arriving near branson after the pilot landed at a

local county airport rather than the commercial airport seven miles away. this runway is half the length of the commercial airport runway and passengers say the pilot had to break hard to prevent the plane from going over a cliff. 129 people were on board. they brought if crews to take care of the passengers and the baggage. this is the second time in less than two months a large jet landed at the wrong airport. a big night at the golden globe awards in beverly hills. >> "american hustle." it took home the most awards. >> the con artist movie danced to victory last night winning for best comedy or musical. two stars took home trophies including best actress and best supporter actress with big plans. >> we will go to some parties, drink champagne and try to get home with some dignity. >> i need to catch up on the

drinking that is why i was so so manic. tonight i will set bright with my friends and family. >> best actor and a comedy to leonardo for "wolf of wall street," and drama "12 years a slave," won best actor. >> the entertainment network is apologizing to mike j. fox for naming the diagnosis of parkinson's disease as a fun fact during the coverage as he entered the hilton last night when a graphic popped up noting his diagnosis in 1991. the 52-year-old was nominated for best actor in comedy for the new show. the network regretted the insensitive remark. >> many consider this a dress

rehearsal for the oscar nominations that are announced this week. oscars air sunday, march 2, right here. >> our weather hasn't been award winning but it has been record-setting, right, mike? >> we will put more records on the books and we will probably add to our "spare the air" totals. now, a look at what is happening this weekend in tahoe, in kirkwood, you can see 3" to 4" groomed nicely with amy hollyfield up there saying the conditions were great on the areas that had snow. as far as what we need and what we got, still not anywhere where we should be. but we had some gains in the high country. the latest snow pack went down over the weekend as a whole but just 3" to 4" stemmed the tide of lower totals in the central part which includes tahoe from 16 percent of average to 18

percent. you can see we stayed the same in the north and we dropped 1 percent in the south. last year we started this drought and we were still at 115 percent but we started at 150 back in december. now, right now, live doppler 7 hd from reno covering tahoe showing nothing going on. we have possible high temperatures. if you are headed to bart, 50 in concord and walnut creek at 53 and dublin is 45, fremont is 41. 52 in san leandro. 46 in oakland. in san francisco, it is 48. crossing the bay bridge, a beautiful picture from emeryville of the eastern span, and high pressure is back and it will dominate our forecast bringing weather high and poor air quality tomorrow through friday with a wind shift in not so warm air but the storm that was coming this way, it will fizzle before it gets here and

brings us rain. near 60 along the coast and you get more warmth tomorrow, but today it dominates inland and an the bay with mid-to-upper 60's and tomorrow we are all over the place because of the wind at 38 in concord to 46 in san rafael and san francisco and san jose at 45 in oakland and the two areas of high pressure as it pushes the storm tram to -- trak to the north, check out the temperatures in san jose, our average high is 59 and we are hitting 66 and low 70's wednesday, thursday, and friday and even upper 60's with the supposedly cooler air coming in this weekend and you will notice the seven-day forecast mirrors that at the coast, and we will be in the mid-to-upper 60's and the rest of us are in the 70's during the record help setting warmth. >> a crash in san jose is tangling the commute on northbound 101 at alum rock avenue and you can see it is causing slowing as you pull away from 280/680 so bumper-to-bumper

traffic with two vehicles involved and a middle lane is blocked. you are still moving along as you approach the nimitz and get closer to the san jose airport and it looks like the speeds pick up from there. as we take you back to the santa cruz mountains, at chase road, this is off of highway 17, for anyone living in this area we have a report of a tree that is monthing the rods and trues have to come out and move that out of the way for traffic to pull through. now, this is the drive along 101 southbound and coming away from san rafael to san francisco and a few extra cars are there as you push for the city but right now it will take you about 10 or 12 minutes to make the commute away from 580 to the city. kristen and matt? >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> coming up, a new apology from dennis rodman and why high is saying "i'm sorry" again. >> keeping your mind sharp as you grow onlier, you -- as you

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cents more at $3.62. the lowest rice is in sacramento at $3.47. san diego is highest at $3.66. which way are the temperatures going? up? up? up? >> great question. they are going up. plus four. plus five. plus six. from fremont, san francisco, oakland, concord and san jose we get another minute of sunshine. a few high clouds from a system being pushed to the north with high pressure taking over the entire state. 58 in eureka. mid-to-upper 60's through the central valley. near 88 in los angeles. here is the seven-day forecast for tahoe, it does not have a single flake of snow. record highs are possible to the end of the traditional work week. >> leyla gulen? >> a lower deck of the east bay bridge, a stalled vehicle.

we had an early truck that was stuck and now we have blocking a slow lane, another truck, headed back into san jose we still have this problem, two-car crash blocking a middle lane northbound 101 at alum rock avenue that is leading to bumper-to-bumper traffic from before the 280/680 split. it eases up, though, at the accident. when you pass it you will be flying to the nimitz. over the altamont pass, we have a stalled vehicle westbound 580 and that is stuck in the heavy traffic in north flynn area from tracy. >> lawyers for rodriguez are expecting to file a new suit that challenging the 162-game suspension rutting from his arbitration hearing. the yankees third baseman was given a 211-game suspension for the association to a company that provides banned substances

to major league players. the suspension was cut on saturday to 162 games so he will miss the entire season this year and $25 million in earnings. rodriguez says he is confident the an traitor's ruling will be overturned. >> dennis rodman is in beijing on the way home from north korea after a basketball game apologizing if not being able to help kenneth bae who is detained. >> i'm sorry the people, i am not the president. i am not an ambassador. i am an individual. can't we get along and be happy if a day. >> rodman will return if a month for another game of basketball. as you age you may want to exercise. your brain. a study shows those who tock part in brain training such as solving puzzles we and mental exercise slow their mental

decline related to aging. people who exercise their brains had less difficulty doing regular tasks and performed better on cognitive tests. the study is published in the judge of the american geriatrics society. >> another bay area city wants to tax soda. the details we are learning about san francisco's released proposal. >> the 49ers road trip continues and we talk to the team about what they need to do to get a victory in seattle. >> hollywood turns out for the golden globes.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. suspicious fires in the south bay. neighbors are looking for the suspected arsonist.

what people are doing to make sure the flames stop. celebrations for 49ers nation after the big victory on the road. the late night return with a special surprise. >> the governor will embark on a tour of california and we he is going and what he will not be doing during the stump across the state. good morning, at 6:00 on this monday. hope you had a great weekend. we saw a few sprinkles over the weekend but that is long gone now. >> it is feeling like spring. we will check with meteorologist, mike nicco, transitioning to high pressure that has governed the weather for the winter brought us poor air quality and above-average temperatures to record-setting and that is what we will see. the transition has been breezy in our higher elevation during the overnight and that helped keep our temperatures up, we are 45 degrees around the bay and not so cool as yesterday morning and up more 50's by noon and low-to-mid 60's